Posted: 07 April 2011 2338 hrs
SINGAPORE : The Reform Party has announced new
leadership for its Youth Wing, The Young Reformers.
They are undergraduate students 25-year-old Gerald Yong and
24-year-old Lim Zi Rui, who will serve as co-chairs.
They take over the seat vacated by Justin Ong, 25, who was part of
the group that quit the Reform Party earlier this year and joined
the National Solidarity Party.
29-year-old Vigneswari Ramachandran will serve as deputy
head.
Secretary-General Kenneth Jeyaretnam said in a statement that the
Reform Party has a strong youth appeal, noting that "a large
percentage" of members are under 35.
On the new leaders, he said: "Between them, they bring an
impressive background in student organisation, sports, community
work, the arts and life experience. They are well known within the
Party, where they have been the backbone of our outreach work and
at the forefront of events and activities for some time now."
Mr Yong is a final year undergraduate with The London School of
Economics and Political Science, studying for a Bachelor of Science
in Banking & Finance.
He is also a full-time Financial Planning Executive, and is married
with one child.
Mr Lim is a final year undergraduate at Nanyang Technological
University, and said the Youth Wing "will bring support, energy and
potential new candidates to election campaigns".
Ms Vigneswari is a teacher at a private kindergarten, and is
working on a diploma in early childhood and care.
When contacted, Mr Jeyaretnam declined to confirm whether any of
the three would be fielded in the coming General Election, though
he said it "is possible".
In the media release, it was stated that Mr Yong "knows the West
Coast ground very well due to his schooling and part of his working
career was spent in the Clementi/West Coast area".
West Coast GRC is one of the constituencies that the Reform Party
is eyeing.
- CNA